Roaster



Aug. 13, 1935. c, CARPENTER 'ROASTER Filed May 5, 1934 INVENTOR.

C/yae (21 (9072' BY I ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug 313, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to roasters and other cooking utensils.

An object the invention is to provide a master i'urnished with means to apply hot liquid of an oily nature to the surface of the meat, or other foods. in an improved manner while the cooking of the meat is taking place, in order that the meat may be roasted in a more even and satisfactory manner.

Still other objects, advantages and features of the invention may hereinafter appear.

With the above objects in view a container is provided, said container having means within it to collect the roasting fluid; and also a liquid circulating device, operated automatically by the action of the heat upon the liquid to collect the liquid and cause it tobe distributed over the food being roasted.

The invention further includes an improved cover construction to cooperate with other parts of the device in such a manner as to cause the heated liquid to be applied moreevenly to the top suriace of the meat during roasting.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates what is at present deemed to be a prelerred embodiment of the invention:

I Fig. i is a vertical mid-section of the complete device on line l-i of Fig. 2, part being broken away to contract the view.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. part of the cooker being broken away to show underlying structures, and another portion of the structure being broken away to contract the view.

Fig. 3 is a iragmental vertical section on line 3-! of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the roasting chamber 6 occupies the space between the body portion t of the utensil and its cover member I. As shown in the drawing the receptacle body 6 is tarnished with a sump B, said sump consisting oi! a circular depression in the central portion of its bottom a.

The sump t is covered by a toraminated strainer plate it having openings its, which is shown as being fastened to a percolator element which comprises an open-ended tube It, which may be furnished with annular beads ii and it to connect it with said plate It. said tube l I, just above the plate It, as viewed in Fig. l, is iurnished with a large laterally directed u-shaped bend consisting oi a lower, laterally directed run I4, an upwardly directed portion i and an upper lateral run it which bringsthe tube back to the center, of the device, said run-i8 terminating in a short upwardly'directed terminal discharge portion l1.

The tube is deflected in a manner stated to prevent it from unduly obstructing the space occupied by the -roast R, indicated by dotted lines. Said tube II has attached to its lower end a base plate l8 which approximately fits within the lower part of the sump and which has a few perforations l9 near its periphery, this construction of the tube andbase plate serving to cause the heat to produce an upward current of liquid through the tube, according to a well understood prinii ciple.

The central portion of'the cover I carries a downwardly extending liquid spreader or sprayer having a downwardly directed apex or tip portion 2! which is positioned directly above and ad- 15 jacent to the discharge end of the tube tip [1 to spread the discharged liquid transversely in all directions. The upper wall of the cover is shown depressed at the center in order to form the liquid spreader element, but it is obvious that said spreader may be separately formed it desired. In either case it should have a lower surface of a character which will not obstruct the lateral movement of liquid directed upwardly against its apex.

An upwardly extending handle 22 is shown secured to the central portion of the cover. The top wall of the cover carries a plurality of downwardly extending projections 23 positioned to intercept the sprayed liquid in order that it drop ,from said projections upon the upper surface oi the distributing tray 24 which is secured to the cover I by hangers 28. The tray 24 is provided with an opening 21 through which the liquid from the discharge tube I1 is admitted. The perlorations '25 are distributed through the tray 24 to evenly distribute the basting fluid over the food being roasted or cooked.

The projections 23 are shown as being indentations of the cover well adapted to be pressed thereinto by means 01 a die at the same time that the central depression for the spreader 20 is formed.

I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, a casing construction providing a roasting chamber, and

a percolator element mountable within said casing l construction to convey heated liquid from the bot tom portion thereof and elect it towards the top portion of said casing construction, there being 58 a spreader element with an unobstructed liquidengageable surface inthe upper portion of said roasting chamber to spread the liquid ejected from said percolator element, said spreader element being downwardly tapered to a tip which is positioned to spread the liquid ejected from said spreader element.

2. In a device of the kind described, a casing construction providing a roasting chamber having a centrally and downwardly indented top wall tapering from all sides to an apex and having an unobstructed surface to act as a liquid spreader, and a percclator element mountable within said chamber and positioned to discharge heated liqdid against the apex of said spreader, whereby the ,liquid is diverted outwardly in all directions.

3. In a device of the kind described, a casing construction providing a roasting chamber having a centrally and downwardly indented top wall liquid spreader and adapted to spread'the liquid transversely from a single point toward all sides of said chamber, and a percolator element mountable within said chamber to discharge heated liquid upwardly against said spreader, there being a plurality of downward projections provided in the of said percolator and adapted to spread the discharge liquid transversely toward all sides of said chamber, and an auxiliary liquid discharging means to deliver said liquid upon food within said chamber, said auxiliary liquid distributing means consisting of a transversely extending plate mounted in spaced relation to the top wall of said chamber.

CLYDE H. CARPENTER. 

